His hands were shaky. She spoke in a shaky voice (= a voice that changed frequently because of emotion).

The meaning of SHAKY is characterized by shakes. How to use shaky in a sentence.

If you describe a situation as shaky, you mean that it is weak or unstable, and seems unlikely to last long or be successful. A shaky ceasefire is holding after three days of fighting between …

Definition of shaky adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

SHAKY definition: tending to shake or tremble. See examples of shaky used in a sentence.

1. unstable, weak, precarious, tottering, ramshackle, dilapidated, rickety, unsteady, wonky (Brit. informal) Our house will remain on shaky foundations unless the architect sorts out the …

2025年9月23日 · Shaking or trembling. He’s a nice guy but when he talks to me, he acts shaky. For the college clinician, restless nights after letting a shaky student walk out of the office are …

Something shaky is trembling — or just feels like it. When we're not confident, we feel shaky. Being shaky is something that happens to us all. The first day of a job or class can make …

A shaky-do, any occurrence that has serious consequences or just escapes them. This may vary from a pilot temporarily losing control of his Whitley as a result of being hit by flak, to an erk …

tending to shake or tremble. tremulous. not to be depended upon: a shaky bridge. wavering, as in allegiance: His loyalty, always shaky, was now nonexistent. shak′i•ness, n. In Lists: Series, …